[KS] Independence Gate (Tongnipmun) during Japanese Colonial Rule?

[Gary Rector / Yu]

The Independence Arch was moved in 1979. (I had been living in Seoul for
several years then and am still here!) Whoever wrote 1997 must have simply
reversed the 7 and the 9 while typing.

Gary Rector

Peter Schroepfer wrote:

>>The Independence Arch was moved from the site where the Sungsan
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>highway passed by in 1997.
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>I've read this sentence several times and do believe I'm still
>misreading something or need to doubt my eyes, but if it means
>Tongnummun/Dongnimmun was moved, turned around, or in any way adjusted
>in 1997 it just can't be accurate, as anyone who has lived in Seoul's
>downtown neighborhoods in the last few decades can tell you. Obviously
>it was moved at some point in history, and surely someone on this
>listserve will be able to clarify when.
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>Peter Schroepfer.
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